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SFML

SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a portable and easy-to-use API for multimedia programming.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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  1.  OPENGL
  2.  Multiple languages

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  • graphics
  • sdk
  • development
  • Api

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SFML information

  • Developed by

    FR flagLaurent Gomila

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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SFML is a excelent C++ library for design and games, very easy to understand and powerfull

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What is SFML?

SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a portable and easy-to-use API for multimedia programming. It is written in C++ with bindings available for C, D, Python, Ruby, OCaml, .Net and Go. It can be thought of as an object oriented alternative to SDL.

SFML provides hardware accelerated 2D graphics using OpenGL, supports OpenGL windowing and provides different modules that ease multimedia and game programming. SFML site offers complete SDK bundle in single pack, and tutorials to ease the developers. SFML Source code is provided under the terms of the zlib/png license.

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